The frontal hypothesis of cognitive aging: Factor structure and age effects on four frontal tests among healthy individuals

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-287

  Rodríguez Aranda, Claudia ^a   Sundet, Kjetil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Executive functions; Frontal tests; Normal aging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 33847053276     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.167.3.269-287     Document Type: Article

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